Delta Air Lines Reports April Traffic

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May 06, 2010, 04:56 ET

ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for April 2010. System traffic in April 2010 decreased 2.2 percent compared to April 2009 on a 4.1 percent decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.6 points to 83.0 percent.

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Domestic traffic increased 0.3 percent year over year on a 1.0 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 1.1 points to 84.2 percent. International traffic decreased 6.3 percent year over year on an 8.9 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor increased 2.2 points to 80.8 percent.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 358 destinations in 66 countries on six continents. Delta employs more than 70,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of nearly 800 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France KLM. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 16,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 45 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.


Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a)

	April 2010	April 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	9,677,232	9,645,522	0.3%
Mainline	7,607,173	7,574,981	0.4%
Regional	2,070,059	2,070,541	(0.0%)
International	5,407,609	5,770,954	(6.3%)
Latin America	968,232	960,364	0.8%
Mainline	940,224	944,503	(0.5%)
Regional	28,008	15,861	76.6%
Atlantic	2,901,359	3,511,233	(17.4%)
Pacific	1,538,018	1,299,357	18.4%
System	15,084,841	15,416,476	(2.2%)

ASMs (000):
Domestic	11,490,265	11,605,422	(1.0%)
Mainline	8,878,222	8,873,024	0.1%
Regional	2,612,043	2,732,398	(4.4%)
International	6,688,660	7,344,263	(8.9%)
Latin America	1,291,915	1,271,305	1.6%
Mainline	1,254,575	1,247,277	0.6%
Regional	37,340	24,028	55.4%
Atlantic	3,482,043	4,409,650	(21.0%)
Pacific	1,914,702	1,663,308	15.1%
System	18,178,925	18,949,685	(4.1%)

Load Factor
Domestic	84.2%	83.1%	1.1	pts
Mainline	85.7%	85.4%	0.3	pts
Regional	79.3%	75.8%	3.5	pts
International	80.8%	78.6%	2.2	pts
Latin America	74.9%	75.5%	(0.6)	pts
Mainline	74.9%	75.7%	(0.8)	pts
Regional	75.0%	66.0%	9.0	pts
Atlantic	83.3%	79.6%	3.7	pts
Pacific	80.3%	78.1%	2.2	pts
System	83.0%	81.4%	1.6	pts

Passengers Boarded	13,341,196	13,433,232	(0.7%)

Mainline Completion Factor	98.8%	99.3%	(0.5)	pts

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	172,094	122,428	40.6%
Freighter Cargo	0	46,150	(100.0%)
System	172,094	168,578	2.1%

Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.


Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a)

	April 2010	April 2009	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic	36,263,862	36,461,316	(0.5%)
Mainline	28,431,514	28,691,805	(0.9%)
Regional	7,832,348	7,769,511	0.8%
International	21,185,974	21,912,291	(3.3%)
Latin America	4,441,819	4,337,420	2.4%
Mainline	4,342,373	4,264,559	1.8%
Regional	99,446	72,861	36.5%
Atlantic	10,223,568	11,448,264	(10.7%)
Pacific	6,520,587	6,126,607	6.4%
System	57,449,836	58,373,607	(1.6%)

ASMs (000):
Domestic	44,649,974	45,578,929	(2.0%)
Mainline	34,448,456	34,966,567	(1.5%)
Regional	10,201,518	10,612,362	(3.9%)
International	26,825,090	29,102,545	(7.8%)
Latin America	5,747,451	5,702,675	0.8%
Mainline	5,613,037	5,591,122	0.4%
Regional	134,414	111,553	20.5%
Atlantic	13,256,531	15,920,873	(16.7%)
Pacific	7,821,108	7,478,997	4.6%
System	71,475,064	74,681,474	(4.3%)

Load Factor
Domestic	81.2%	80.0%	1.2	pts
Mainline	82.5%	82.1%	0.4	pts
Regional	76.8%	73.2%	3.6	pts
International	79.0%	75.3%	3.7	pts
Latin America	77.3%	76.1%	1.2	pts
Mainline	77.4%	76.3%	1.1	pts
Regional	74.0%	65.3%	8.7	pts
Atlantic	77.1%	71.9%	5.2	pts
Pacific	83.4%	81.9%	1.5	pts
System	80.4%	78.2%	2.2	pts

Passengers Boarded	49,894,311	50,743,178	(1.7%)

Cargo Ton Miles (000):
Passenger Cargo	681,127	480,633	41.7%
Freighter Cargo	0	168,614	(100.0%)
System	681,127	649,247	4.9%